Green Campus Campaign



Green Campus Campaign Vision:
Green campuses for every college and university

USGBC is working in partnership with students, faculty and administrators to strengthen campus sustainability efforts. Through the campaign, USGBC aims to increase accessibility to LEED for educational facilities and campus development, support student leadership and advocacy efforts and promote sustainability in curriculum.

Know the Facts

Green buildings don’t have to cost more than traditional buildings and greening your campus will save millions in energy, water and other direct and indirect

Use LEED as your Roadmap

LEED is USGBC’s point-based certification program that quantifies how well buildings perform at saving energy, reducing CO2 emissions, reducing water use, fostering a clean environment

Bring it to Scale

Streamline the LEED certification process with USGBC’s Portfolio Program

Start a USGBC Student Group

Champion green building efforts on your campus

Educate for Sustainability

Connect to a community of educators and curriculum resources

Who Is Going Green?

Download a list of LEED registered and certified projects on higher education campuses (xls).

Featured - Paid-from-Savings Guide


The Paid-from-Savings Guide 

to Green Existing Buildings
The Paid-from-Savings Guide to Green Existing Buildings

The Paid-From-Savings Guide to Green Existing Buildings provides information to help building facilities managers and energy service companies (ESCOs) leverage utility cost savings to fund comprehensive green building retrofits. The resource provides detailed information on how to aggregate green improvement measures to optimize project economics and achieve LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance certification.

Purchase the full Paid-from-Savings Guide to Green Existing Buildings »

Download the Executive Summary »

» Upcoming Workshops

Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference

Preconference Workshop: An Integrated Approach to Greening Your Campus

Sunday, March 21, 1:00-5:00pm The Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD

» Discounted U.S. Green Building Council Online Course

Green Building Basics and LEED®

Second Nature has partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council to provide the Green Building Basics and LEED® online course at a 35% discount to under-resourced colleges and universities.

» Featured Article

A Holistic Approach to Green Building

Higher education campuses need portfolio-wide building strategies as part of their efforts.

» Featured Research

Using LEED for Campus Sustainability Planning (PDF)

This paper provides colleges and universities with an understanding of how LEED can apply to the process of designing a sustainability initiative to ensure maximum social, environmental, institutional and economic benefit.

To LEED or Not to LEED (PDF)

This paper assesses the value of using LEED certification as a framework for constructing and operating high performance buildings by comparing differing policies and outcomes at campuses across the country.

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Understanding the USGBC Green Campus Campaign
Course Catalog
Find in-person and online courses designed to increase knowledge of LEED and green building best practices.
Presentations
Access materials to educate yourself and others about green buildings.
» Tools to Help You Advocate

Advocating to Administration (PPT)

Advocating to Other Students (PPT)

Advocating to Alumni (PPT)

Advocating to Faculty Members (PPT)

Advocating to Facilities Management (PPT)

Advocating to Parents (PPT)

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